Handlooms and handicrafts have been in vogue ever since people learned to put on clothes: K. Holison Raomai

From Our Correspondent

KANGPOKPI | Oct 24

To impart awareness on the schemes to weavers of Senapati district, a one day awareness programme on handlooms and handicrafts delivery scheme and Mudra scheme was conducted at Indoor Stadium, Senapati district. Around 250 weavers of Senapati district attended the programme.

Deputy chairman of ADC Senapati, K. Holison Raomai, who also hold the portfolio of District Planning and Town Affairs attended the occasion as chief guest, while the project manager of District Handloom and Textile, Senapati, N. Nilabantajit Singh was the president.

The guests of the honour of the programme were lead district manager of SBI, LBO Senapati, Z. Tholi Paul, assistant manager of Commerce, National Handloom Development Corporation, Imphal, Y. Shantikumar Singh, assistant director of Weaving, Weaving Service Centre, Imphal, M. Ibohal Singh and board director of Manipur Apex Handloom Weaver and Handicrafts Artisan, CS Ltd. Imphal, Bhubon Singh.

Holison Raomai said that handlooms and handicrafts is not a new culture to the people rather it had been practising ever since people had learned how to put on clothes.

‘People have become educated and civilised with the introduction of various new things in life but have abandoned the ancient culture of handlooms and handicrafts’, added Raomai.

He also said that every educated person is not guaranteed of government jobs but every skilled and talented person will definitely find reliable means to sustain lives. He continued that among many other skill development programme, handlooms and handicrafts is the best and most reliable sector for sustainable livelihood.

Raomai further said that availing loans without any repayment is no less than a broad daylight robbery and urged all weavers of Senapati district to adopt the culture of repayment of loans.

1200. Nilabantajit Singh said some individuals who are luring uneducated innocent weavers of the district by assuring to get them weaver card, Yarn Passbook and Mudra loan with a payment of Rs.1200. He informed that for enrolment of weavers, issuance of weaver card, yarn passbook and availing Mudra loan requires no money.

Nilabantajit further emphasised on the available schemes for handloom and textiles workers and enlightened on handlooms and handicrafts delivery scheme, Mudra scheme as well as handlooms and handicrafts development programme among others.

1. Tholi Paul, Y. Shantikumar Singh and M. Ibohal Singh also gave awareness related to handlooms and handicrafts in terms of their respective departments while Bhubon Singh gave the keynote address.